“It's been about two years of construction…six months of conceptualization of menu. In 24 hours we'll know whether we've accomplished it.” Join Ari Kolender, chef and partner at Queen Street in Los Angeles, for a day behind the scenes as he prepares to open his Charleston-inspired raw bar and grill for the very first time. “This has been ours by ourselves for over two years, and we're about to give it away.”
How does a high-end, perennially busy Chinese restaurant in New York City keep the plates coming? Emmeline Zhao, Managing Partner at Silver Apricot in New York's West Village, leads us behind the scenes for an all access look at how the staff handles a busy Friday evening rush, serving hundreds of consistently high-quality small plates a night from their 90 square foot kitchen.
"I want to make sure I'm being a proper leader for them." Juliana Latif, Chef de Cuisine at the Eastern Mediterranean restaurant Zou Zou's, walks us through a typical day at the New York City eatery. Juliana starts off laying out her kitchen prep process (and watch as she demonstrates how she fillets fluke), moves on to lunch and dinner service, and breaks down how she takes inventory.
Director: Gunsel Pehlivan
Editor: Mack Johnson
Creative Producer: Parisa Kosari
Associate Producer: Dimitri Lazarshvili
Director of Photography: Kevin Dynia
Camera Operator: Aaron Snell
Camera Operator: Duell Davis
Assistant Camera: Lucas Young
Audio: Brett van Deusen
PA: Amara McNeil
Line Producer: Jennifer McGinity
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes
Post Production Supervisor: Andrea Farr
Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araújo
Assistant Editor: Andy Morell
Spend a day behind the scenes at República in Portland, OR with founder and co-owner Angel Medina and see how he and his staff work to be the best "storytellers" of Mexican food they can be.
“Working in a restaurant that never closes is a little bit different…the hoods are always going, the lights are always on, the people are always here.” Today, Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Chef Jackie Carnesi, executive chef at Kellogg’s Diner in Williamsburg, Brooklyn. At 96 years old, this diner has just started back up its 24-hour service and given its menu a Tex-Mex makeover.
Nougat. Caramel. Peanuts. Chocolate. The building blocks of a Snickers bar. Each taken alone is simple enough (well maybe not the nougat), but together they become a different monster. Join Claire Saffitz as she attempts to make a gourmet version of a Snickers bar!
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Ever wonder what it's like to work a shift behind the counter at a famous Chicago deep dish pizzeria? Join chef and comedian Cody Reiss as he gets a crash course on what it takes to keep the pies coming out of the oven piping hot and perfectly charred at Pequod's Pizza, courtesy of GM Sean Asbra.
Chef Jae Lee makes the best cheeseburger in New York City in his kitchen at Nowon in the East Village. We hate to break it to you, but you have about zero chance of replicating it at home—here’s why.
At Elske, Bon Appétit's #2 Best Restaurant of the year, co-owner and chef Anna Posey sketches each perfectly crafted dessert before she builds it. Want to try it at home? Here's the recipe for the delicious Black and White Sesame Tart: http://weightloss-tricks.today/recipe/black-and-white-sesame-tarts%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3C/div%3E%3Cdiv class="StackedRatingsCardWrapper-ghvskg ffDePc SummaryCollectionGridSummaryItem-HgAzv kSXTun search_result_item-678793561ee2372cd7a7df6d">
"Time and Tide–it’s a seafood restaurant that takes its cues from a steakhouse. Large format cuts of fish in a way that…you’ve not seen before at an incredibly high level.” Today, Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Chef Danny Garcia, executive chef at Time and Tide in NYC. Founded by the late Chef Jamal James Kent, Garcia and his team work daily to carry on Kent’s legacy and keep his culinary empire going.
Bon Appétit spends a day on the line with Chef Neel Kajale, the Chef de Cuisine at Adda, NYC’s most exciting new Indian restaurant. As the latest addition to the renowned Unapologetic Foods restaurant group–including Michelin-starred Semma–Adda is using bold flavors and techniques to reinvent classic Indian dishes such as butter chicken and Malvani fish curry.
Follow chef/owner Stefano Secchi through an entire day at his rustic Italian restaurant Rezdôra, from organizing a kitchen of line cooks and rolling fresh pasta through serving dinner each night in the heart of Manhattan. Take a first hand look behind the scenes to see what really goes into serving high-quality cuisine day in, day out.
Kindred owners Joe and Katy Kindred team up with Chef Ben Jackson, Peter Hale, and Orenda Hale of Drifter’s Wife for one night to create a meal that could only be made with passion, All-Clad pots and pans, and a #BAHot10 title under their belts.
When it comes to classic French eateries in New York City, few are more iconic than SOHO's Balthazar. We sent Alex Delany to this famous brasserie to try one of everything on the breakfast menu, and we didn't send him alone. For this episode, he was joined by French-speaking pastry expert Claire Saffitz to eat way too much food and drink multiple bowls of milky coffee.
The story of how Atlanta’s Staplehouse came to be will tear you apart. But after you eat here, it will build you back up. Welcome to this year’s best new restaurant.
“People are going to decide whether or not we’re good. It's how they feel when they leave—that’s going to determine whether or not they’re going to go come back.” Chef Evan Funke brings Bon Appétit along for a day of sourcing California farm-fresh ingredients, designing a menu, and operating the kitchen of his new, namesake restaurant in Beverly Hills.
Ever wonder what it's like to work a shift at an iconic cheesesteak spot in Philadelphia? Step behind the counter with Brad Leone as he's given a crash course on keeping the grill sizzling and customers happy at Dalessandro's Steaks, courtesy of co-owner Margie Kotridis.
Executive chef Jamal James Kent of Michelin-starred New York restaurant Crown Shy brings us into the kitchen, up close and personal, for an unparalleled look behind the scenes of a busy dinner rush.
At AL's Place, vegetables rule the show. Watch chef Aaron London hit up the farmers' market, then turn San Francisco's best produce into culinary magic.
“I never know entirely what my menu’s going to look like when I wake up. We change the menu every day–it’s a reflection of what’s coming out of our local waters and local farms.” Today Bon Appetit spends a day on the line with James London, chef and owner of Chubby Fish in Charleston, South Carolina. This dock-to-table restaurant serves some of the freshest seafood in the city and revolves its menu around whatever comes out of the waters and farms each day.
Today, Bon Appétit is asking 20 chefs at top NYC restaurants what the most important tools in their kitchens are. From George Motz’s smashula at Hamburger America to Kellogg’s Diner’s gelato machine (presented by Amanda Perdomo, formerly of Kellogg's Diner), find out which tools these chefs need the most to keep their restaurants running smoothly.
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